Good news: My 135i SGM is off the boat & ready for a carrier ride to my dealership.Bad news: It actually was expected at the dealership last Monday, and it hasn't showed up yet.Good news: Now it's supposed to be here by Friday.Bad news: It was held up at the Vehicle Preparation Center because of a scratch in one rear-view-mirror cover.Good news: They replaced the whole thing.

Now, what I'm hoping for is no more Bad news because this car sounds pretty d@mn good.

The last words on the powerplant should go to a clearly overwhelmed Hormazd Sorabjee, editor and publisher of Autocar India: “There is something simply magical about BMW’s in-line six. It has a creamy smoothness that makes velvet feel like sandpaper.”